Longevity in Two Worlds: Double Pupils Are the Road to Invincibility

Chapter 255: Plants and trees, monsters, martial arts perception
"boom!"

"You guys are pretty good, let's go!"

The leader of the Imperial Exorcism Division was knocked to the ground, spitting out blood, his face extremely pale.

After giving Shi Yi and the others a fierce look, he decided not to continue the entanglement and decisively left with the people from the Demon Slayer Division.

This person was no match for Lin Wenze and had even been injured by him. Under these circumstances, he naturally did not choose to continue the fight.

If his injuries continue to worsen, the situation will only get worse.

Furthermore, he saw murderous intent in Lin Wenze's eyes.

Clearly, if he continues to pester him, Lin Wenze will resort to his deadly move!

At that time, he couldn't leave even if he wanted to. He was willing to risk his life for this opportunity, not to mention that he was at a disadvantage.

Upon hearing this, his subordinates, who were not far away, also quickly retreated.

These people are naturally much weaker than Shi Yi and the others, so it's already quite impressive that they've managed to hold on this long.

Upon hearing the instructions from above, everyone ran very fast.

Seeing this, Shi Yi and the others did not continue the pursuit. As they headed towards the medicinal gardens marked on the map within the Menglan Ruins, Shi Yi gained a general understanding of the strength of his senior brothers and sisters.

The strongest among them is the tenth senior brother, Lin Wenze, whose Daoist cultivation is at the Solid Core level, and he has already reached the peak of the Solid Core level. The next step would be the Golden Core level, but he has obviously encountered a bottleneck, and his Daoist cultivation is difficult to improve further.

The purpose of our visit to the Menglan Ruins is to collect spiritual materials that will help us break through to the Golden Core stage.

Just like when Shi Yi and the others first collected the Nine-Flower Spirit Candle Flower, it could be used to exchange for spiritual materials to help them break through to the Golden Core stage.

As for the twelfth senior brother Qu Xiujie, the thirteenth senior sister Chi Daihe, and the fifteenth senior sister Ji Peipei, they are also at the Yuan Dan and Shi Dan level of Daoist cultivation, but none of them have reached the peak yet. They are all at the late and middle stages of Daoist cultivation.

On the surface, among all the people, Shi Yi's Daoist cultivation is at the early stage of the Solid Core realm, making him the weakest in terms of Daoist cultivation. However, Shi Yi also has the cultivation of a Martial Arts Bone Refining Master to assist him, so his combat strength is not weak.

The combined strength of five cultivators at the Solid Core level made them incredibly powerful in the area depicted on their map.

Of all the people they've encountered so far, none have been stronger than them. They've won every confrontation, and Lin Wenze has played a significant role in that.

Lin Wenze's Taoist skills are very comprehensive and his mastery of them is very high. He also has rich practical combat abilities and demonstrates extremely strong combat power.

Although Qu Xiujie and others are not as good as Lin Wenze, they are not particularly flawed overall and are among the best of their generation.

No wonder these people were able to become Gu Qianqiu's disciples.

They all have at least the qualifications to be promoted to core disciples.

Within Guyue Peak, some disciples reach the limit of their potential after becoming elite disciples, but Lin Wenze and others are different; each of them has extremely high potential.

Entering the Menglan Ruins at this time to seek opportunities is also an effort to go further.

As long as one doesn't perish along the way and can improve normally, the possibility of becoming a core disciple is still very high.

As for reaching the level of true transmission, that's uncertain.

Not to mention Gu Qianqiu's disciples, even the sect leader's disciples and disciples of immortal-level experts are not all capable of achieving this.

Gu Qianqiu now has two true disciples, which is already considered quite good within the Taiyi Dao Sect!

"Don't collect these spiritual materials yet. Let's visualize the Golden Crow god patrolling the medicine garden first."

"There are quite a lot of spiritual materials here, which may be hiding spirits and monsters."

Seeing the people from the Demon Slayer Division leave, Lin Wenze did not rush to have Shi Yi and the others collect the spiritual herbs in the herb garden. Instead, he had them continue to use the Visualization Divine Technique.

The medicinal herbs in this garden are diverse and numerous.

Under such circumstances, it is highly likely that spirits, monsters, or other evil creatures are hiding inside.

Furthermore, the fact that the Demon Slayers' target is this place greatly increases this possibility, because the Demon Slayers are more sensitive to demons and monsters.

In this situation, it's perfectly reasonable to be more vigilant.

They had previously encountered plant spirits hidden among the spiritual materials in other herb gardens, but they reacted quickly enough to only suffer minor injuries and were not greatly affected.

And it was only by chance that Shi Yi intervened and 'coincidentally' repelled the monster.

Shi Yi had never seen a plant spirit before. Its aura was extremely unique. If it hadn't suddenly made a move and revealed a very obvious change in its blood and qi, Shi Yi wouldn't have noticed it at all.

However, Shi Yi had already figured out the situation of the spirit after seeing it once!
Plant spirits conceal their vital energy within their branches, making their aura very weak, and their vital energy is also much paler in color compared to that of animal spirits.

However, after understanding the situation, Shi Yi was still able to distinguish between plant spirits and spiritual materials.

Just then, after Lin Wenze finished speaking, Shi Yi's Golden Crow Dharma Form flew above a group of spiritual plants, and scorching flames surged forth, as if to burn all living beings.

His Golden Crow visualization appears as if the spirit is flying freely, yet it focuses on a specific area.

Before long, the plant spirits hidden among the spiritual materials could no longer sit still and took the initiative to attack, extending vines that flew towards Shi Yi's body.

Clearly, the hidden plant spirits knew to first use their magical powers to kill, rather than the Golden Crow Guanyin in the air who made them feel threatened.

These plant spirits are incredibly powerful in their ability to sense life force. Even though Shi Yi was some distance away and didn't get close, the plant spirits' attacks were extremely precise.

Upon seeing this, Shi Yi immediately sent out the lightning tribulation magic weapon beside him.

Since the spirits of plants and trees reside among the medicinal herbs, they cannot be directly bombarded with large-scale Taoist techniques. Taoist techniques like the Golden Crow Divine Fire, once cast, can burn away the surrounding spiritual materials.

Shi Yi uses magic weapons to attack, which are more effective in targeting a single target. Even if nearby spiritual materials are damaged, the affected area will not be too large.

Seeing this, Lin Wenze and the others also took action.

Under the bombardment of several flying swords, the monster did not last long, and the damage to the spirit fields was not significant.

"Don't get close yet. Keep trying with the Golden Crow Divine Fire to prevent any monsters or demons from hiding inside."

Lin Wenze did not relax after seeing the plant spirits die.

Instead, Shi Yi and the others continued to control the Golden Crow Visualization God to patrol the medicine garden.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yi and the others nodded in agreement.

Each of them controlled the Golden Crow Visualization God to fly above the medicine garden.

Shi Yi can use his double pupils to see spirit-type monsters, but he can't see the demon type clearly because their blood and qi are extremely weak.

Because the type of demon primarily cultivates Yin spirit, he cannot distinguish them when the Yin spirit has not yet left its body.

Therefore, Shi Yi was extremely serious at this moment.

After entering the Menglan Ruins, he remained vigilant throughout the journey.

"Alright, there shouldn't be any. Let's collect the medicinal herbs here first!"

After a while, when there was still no further movement in the herb garden, Lin Wenze spoke up.

The group skillfully split up and entered the herb garden to collect herbs.

After several collaborations, the team members developed a better and better understanding of each other!
Deep within the Menglan Ruins.

On a large, blood-red tree, grows a blood-red fruit.

Even from a distance, one could smell a strong medicinal power, mixed with a very special aura of blood and qi. Even from afar, one could tell that this blood-red fruit was no ordinary fruit.

At that moment, a group of people were watching not far from the blood-red tree.

"My lord, your men have already searched the surrounding area and confirmed that there are no other spirits or monsters hiding nearby." "Only this Earth Spirit Tree has not been inspected."

The soldiers, clad in bright white armor, approached Marquis Zhao Qingcang and reported on the investigation.

After entering the Menglan Ruins, the group headed straight for this place.

Although we encountered some troubles along the way, they were all resolved forcefully!
These people all possessed extremely powerful qi and blood, and were all martial arts masters. The soldier in front of them, wearing bright white armor, was a master of the Innate Realm, with extremely strong combat power.

"The Earth Spirit Tree is an extremely precious natural treasure. After it gives birth to the Earth Spirit Sacred Fruit, it must be guarded by a demonic beast, otherwise the Earth Spirit Sacred Fruit would never be able to ripen!"

"Since we haven't found any guardian beasts around, they must be on the Earth Spirit Tree!"

Marquis Zhao Qingcang stared intently at the Earth Spirit Tree, his tone extremely certain.

He had been a Grandmaster of Martial Arts for many years, and this final bottleneck had been holding him back for a long time. It was just before that he happened to learn that there was a Sacred Fruit of Earth Spirit in the Menglan Ruins.

That's why they were vying for the spot to enter the Menglan Ruins.

Otherwise, he hadn't initially planned to enter the Menglan Ruins.

Zhao Qingcang had doubts about the authenticity of the intelligence, but he was willing to take the risk in order to break through.

Seeing the Earth Spirit Fruit hanging on the Earth Spirit Tree, he could confirm that the information was true.

However, since the Earth Spirit Fruit has remained hanging on the tree and has not yet been eaten, there must be a guardian beast nearby.

Otherwise, even if the Earth Spirit Origin Fruit is not fully ripe, it will surely attract spirits and monsters to come and devour it.

"My lord, I will climb the tree now to investigate and see what kind of monster it is."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers dressed in bright white armor volunteered.

Despite knowing there might be danger, this person remained very proactive.

This is also an opportunity for him to showcase his abilities.

"Being not."

"The Earth Spirit Primordial Fruit is not ripe yet. If we disturb the guardian beast, the Earth Spirit Primordial Fruit will not be able to ripen."

Zhao Qingcang waved his hand slightly.

What he wanted was a mature Earth Spirit Origin Saint Fruit, which was almost ripe, but still not quite right for him.

The differences in these factors might prevent him from breaking through to the Celestial Martial Saint level.

In order to break through to the Celestial Martial Saint realm, he has tried many methods over the years, and now he can afford to wait any longer.

"Have someone guard the surrounding area and prevent anyone else from coming over."

Zhao Qingcang continued.

Although he did not find the demon beast hidden inside the Earth Spirit Tree, he knew that the demon beast's combat power was definitely not at the level of a Celestial Martial Saint.

Otherwise, his martial arts perception would give him a warning.

He has survived many dangers thanks to this ability!

He is not far from the Earth Spirit Tree. If there is an uncontrollable danger hidden inside, his martial arts perception will give him a warning and allow him to evacuate immediately.

Therefore, compared to the demonic beasts hidden within the Earth Spirit Tree, it is other people who might affect him.

Zhao Qingcang was well aware that Gu Qianqiu of the Taiyi Sect and Yuan Jingchuan of the Yunyin Sect posed a great threat to him.

Especially if the opponent is a master of Taoist magic, their spirit will be even more difficult to deal with after leaving their body.

Although the Earth Spirit Origin Sacred Fruit is more helpful to martial arts practitioners, it is also very useful for Taoist masters.

Although Gu Qianqiu and Yuan Jingchuan are Daoist practitioners, their martial arts cultivation is at the Innate Grandmaster level. If they obtain the Earth Spirit Yuan Sheng Fruit, they may be able to further improve their martial arts cultivation and even hope to become Celestial Martial Saints.

Compared to martial arts practitioners, Taoist practitioners desire more.

They wanted both the spirit and the physical body to live forever, and to travel together to the other side and achieve immortality.

"Yes, Lord Marquis."

Although the soldiers in their bright white armor felt a little regretful upon hearing this, they immediately followed Zhao Qingcang's orders.

Although this task is not as effective as directly ascending the Earth Spirit Tree, it is still very important.

"You few go to the east, and be careful."

The soldiers in bright white armor walked over to the other soldiers and assigned them to guard other positions.

The imperial court arranged for quite a few people to enter the Menglan Ruins this time, but not as many people came from Zhao Qingcang's side, because many of the slots were allocated to the imperial court.

Just like the personnel of the Demon Slayer Bureau and the Divine Arrest Bureau.

After entering the Menglan Ruins, these people separated from Zhao Qingcang and the others and did not follow them.

People with different goals will naturally not travel together.

Furthermore, Zhao Qingcang did not want to travel with others.

Although they are both officials of the imperial court, their interests may not align on certain matters.

Just like this Earth Spirit Origin Fruit, other forces within the imperial court, once they knew about it, would not lend him a hand; they would only become members of the scramble for it.

Therefore, the people Zhao Qingcang brought were all his soldiers, all of whom he could trust and who would risk their lives for him.

The Earth Spirit Tree is in the distance.

"Sure enough, Zhao Qingcang and the others are here."

"Given the condition of the Earth Spirit Origin Saint Fruit, even if it is rich in primordial energy, it will still take at least one more day to mature."

"Once the Demonic Sect members arrive, we can make our move!"

"This Earth Spirit Origin Saint Fruit is quite good. We'll take it with us after we deal with Zhao Qingcang."

When the Holy Maiden of No Life saw Zhao Qingcang and the others, a smile appeared on her face.

Once she confirmed that Zhao Qingcang was among them, she felt relieved.

This time, she intends to leave Zhao Qingcang in the Menglan Ruins, which will weaken the power of Beiyuan Prefecture.

In particular, troop strength is very important to them.

This time, she contacted many forces to accomplish a great undertaking, which also prepared her for her cultivation.

Once Zhao Qingcang is dealt with, the first step will be completed. At the same time, she can also use this opportunity to sow discord between the sects and the imperial court, which is entirely beneficial to her.

"Holy Maiden, it has been confirmed that Zhao Qingcang's men are all here."

"There are no people from the Demon Slayer Bureau or the Divine Arrest Bureau hiding nearby."

"There weren't any people from the Daoist sect or the Yunyin sect either."

At this moment, a veiled person appeared beside the Saintess of No Life and reported.

(End of this chapter)